Role specification

Agency: Care & Repair North East Wales

Location: Flintshire & Wrexham

Salary: £26,995 pa

Hours: 37 hours

Closing date: 11/12/2023

About the role

We are a Community Benefit Society with charitable status covering Wrexham and Flintshire. Our role is to assist older and disadvantaged people to live independently by providing support with regards to repairs, renovations, maintenance and adaptations, enabling people to live in a safe, warm and secure home.

Our Core Casework service carry out home visits by a committed team of staff that provides advice on housing repair solutions, home maintenance, security, heating, energy efficiency and possible sources of funding for completing the work.

Our Hospital to a Healthier Home service is a collaboration between Care and Repair and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.  It is a free home visiting service for people over the age of 50 who are returning home from hospital.  In addition to a Healthy Home visit, we also provide essential adaptations such as handrails, ramps key safes, and moving furniture to facilitate prompt discharge from hospital once people are medically fit.

Our Managing Better service is a free home visiting service offering advice and practical help for people over the of 50 who have sight or hearing loss, are living with dementia or who have survived a stroke.  Our specialist team will carry out an assessment of the risk of falls, advice and help to live independently and safely, access useful services, and advise on technology to increase independence.

For more information, please see the recruitment pack below

How to apply

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV and a cover letter with personal statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role, and why you want the job. Please note if you do not provide a cover letter/ personal statement your application cannot be considered.

Applications should be addressed to Emma Edwards, Client Services Manager at emma.edwards@careandrepairnew.co.uk by 12 noon on 11th December 2023.

Any questions about the job role, please contact charlotte.owen@careandrepairnew.co.uk

Resources

Caseworker Recruitment Pack

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